Earnest Long vs. Gus McGinnis — Career Comparison

Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Gus McGinnis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gus McGinnis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.99 and WHIP 1.643 compared to 5 and 1.889 for Earnest Long. By the career numbers, Gus McGinnis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Earnest Long and Gus McGinnis

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.77
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
4.99
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
10.66
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.66
10.66
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
4.13
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.15
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
41.79
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.6
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.643
1.643
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
37.23
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.79
41.79

Fielding Stats for Earnest Long and Gus McGinnis

Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
1.58
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.5
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.67
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.5
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Earnest Long and Gus McGinnis

Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
489.8
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.663
0.663
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
110.2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
97.96
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.54
55.57
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
122.45
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.617
0.617
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.613
0.613
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.45
66.71
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
110.2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
48.98
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA